The New York Islanders entered Game 2 against the Carolina Hurricanes needing a win to salvage a 1-1 road split. Frankly, they played well enough to earn the split. But Carolina got some breaks, both from the officials and from the Hockey Gods, and they took advantage.
Ilya Sorokin and Antti Raanta squared off again, and neither was all that great. The Hurricanes took a 2-0 lead, the second goal a total fluke, but the Islanders clawed back and took a 3-2 lead. Carolina tied it up quickly, and the game went to overtime.